Albert I. King - Hall of Fame 1990

Albert I. King, distinguished professor of biomedical engineering and chair of the Wayne State Department of Biomedical Engineering, is recognized worldwide for his work in evaluating the efficacy of safety devices in automobiles. As leader of the Wayne State Bioengineering Center from 1976 to 2001 and as a prominent researcher since 1966, he and his colleagues pioneered research in automobile safety design. He is also widely recognized for his work in the mechanisms of the spine and experimental models of head injury.

Albert earned a PhD in biomechanics from Wayne State in 1966 and was a student of the original WSU biomedical engineers. He received the Smithsonian Medal in 1988 for his work on computer brain models. Other awards include the Kappa Delta Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1966), and the Volvo Award for his research on lower back pain (1984). In 2000, Albert was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering.